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Across the U.S. farmers are using cover crops to smother weeds, deter pests and slow erosion.

Cover crops help to cut costs and boost profits while improving the soil and protecting natural resources. Revised and updated in 2007, the 3rd edition of Managing Cover Crops Profitably includes a new chapter on brassicas and mustards, 16 farm profiles, and a comprehensive chapter on the use of cover crops in conservation tillage systems. Softcover, 212 pp.